# The Insolvency Rules 1986, Rule 4.4: Preliminary

Extent: E+W

(1) This Chapter does not apply where a petition for the winding up of a company is presented under section 124 on or after the date on which the Rules come into force and the petition is based on failure to comply with a written demand served on the company before that date.
(2) A written demand served by a creditor on a company under section 123(1)(a) (registered companies) or 222(1)(a) (unregistered companies) is known in winding-up proceedings as “the statutory demand”.
(3) The statutory demand must be dated, and be signed either by the creditor himself or by a person stating himself to be authorised to make the demand on the creditor's behalf.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1986/1925/rule/4.4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/insolvency-rules-1986/rule-4.4
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